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Coloring Capitalism: Black Entrepreneurship in Columbia, South Carolina. |
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Post-reconstruction Black Entrepreneurs are portrayed as either saviors or saboteurs in African American historiography. Why is this dual image still present? Is it because these Blacks were people who as with most humans, cannot be defined in terms that are starkly “black or white”? They were the result of their varying experiences, which impacted their attitude toward the intersection of economics and racial matters. These early twentieth-century Black entrepreneurs exhibited an acquisitive spirit and an egalitarian sense of community development.
Columbia, South Carolina was home to a group of Black entrepreneurs whose business endeavors allowed a level of economic independence unknown to the Black masses. This paper strives to give an historical overview of Columbia’s African American entrepreneurs, an eclectic mix of merchants, service personnel, craftpersons, educators, professionals and preachers who used a burgeoning economic power to assert political influence in order to improve social conditions.
The use of primary and secondary sources coupled with oral interviews has uncovered the motivation behind the significant contribution of these Black citizens. They were the civic and social leaders of the community. Many of Columbia’s current Black leaders are descendents of this group that organized and built the educational, religious and business institutions, which are still the foundation of the community.
As a group they espoused Booker T. Washington’s economic views. Yet, they were proactive in the political affairs of the community and continually articulated the community’s needs among themselves and to those in power. These African Americans believed in capitalism and used its tenets to achieve success. They used their success not only for personal enhancement, as has been the charge against them by many but also to help “uplift” their fellow Blacks. |
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Name: Association for the Study of African American Life and History
URL: http://www.asalh.org
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MLA Citation:
| Brown, Nancy. "Coloring Capitalism: Black Entrepreneurship in Columbia, South Carolina." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sep 28, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p116567_index.html> |
APA Citation:
| Brown, N. E. , 2004-09-28 "Coloring Capitalism: Black Entrepreneurship in Columbia, South Carolina." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p116567_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: Post-reconstruction Black Entrepreneurs are portrayed as either saviors or saboteurs in African American historiography. Why is this dual image still present? Is it because these Blacks were people who as with most humans, cannot be defined in terms that are starkly “black or white”? They were the result of their varying experiences, which impacted their attitude toward the intersection of economics and racial matters. These early twentieth-century Black entrepreneurs exhibited an acquisitive spirit and an egalitarian sense of community development.
Columbia, South Carolina was home to a group of Black entrepreneurs whose business endeavors allowed a level of economic independence unknown to the Black masses. This paper strives to give an historical overview of Columbia’s African American entrepreneurs, an eclectic mix of merchants, service personnel, craftpersons, educators, professionals and preachers who used a burgeoning economic power to assert political influence in order to improve social conditions.
The use of primary and secondary sources coupled with oral interviews has uncovered the motivation behind the significant contribution of these Black citizens. They were the civic and social leaders of the community. Many of Columbia’s current Black leaders are descendents of this group that organized and built the educational, religious and business institutions, which are still the foundation of the community.
As a group they espoused Booker T. Washington’s economic views. Yet, they were proactive in the political affairs of the community and continually articulated the community’s needs among themselves and to those in power. These African Americans believed in capitalism and used its tenets to achieve success. They used their success not only for personal enhancement, as has been the charge against them by many but also to help “uplift” their fellow Blacks. |
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